Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao explained Zhang Jingyu’s dual personality and challenged his fear of the Second Personality. Zhang Jingyu remained worried about being replaced, while Su Qiao advised him not to confront the other personality and called him pure-hearted and adorable.

• Zhang Jingyu told Su Qiao that neither personality was willing to merge, and she explained what dual personality meant.
• Zhang Jingyu asked whether his condition could be cured and admitted that he rejected the Second Personality’s reckless methods.
• Su Qiao argued that the Second Personality had emerged to endure trauma and handle problems Zhang Jingyu could not face.
• Zhang Jingyu fell silent when Su Qiao identified his fear that the Second Personality would grow stronger and replace him.
• Su Qiao reassured Zhang Jingyu that the Primary Personality could not be completely replaced, warned him against direct confrontation, and called the Second Personality adorable.

Su Qiao told Zhang Jingyu that the traits he condemned in Zhang Jingchen also belonged to him, prompting Zhang Jingyu to realize that the personalities in his body were all sides of himself. Zhang Jingchen then abruptly emerged, kissed Su Qiao, and threatened to make trouble for Zhang Jingyu.

• Su Qiao defended Zhang Jingchen’s arrogance and ruthless methods, while admitting his disregard for life troubled her.
• Zhang Jingyu reflected that Zhang Jingchen was direct and pure, though he refused to call him cute.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Jingyu that he shared Zhang Jingchen’s selfish, cruel, cold-blooded, and willful traits.
• Zhang Jingyu realized that every personality in his body was another side of himself.
• Zhang Jingchen suddenly appeared, kissed Su Qiao, and said he would make trouble for Zhang Jingyu after hearing that Zhang Jingyu wanted him to disappear.

Su Qiao tried to stop Zhang Jingchen from provoking Zhang Jingyu or trying to replace him, warning that their conflict could destroy them both. After she reassured him that she cared about him, Zhang Jingchen seriously asked whether she truly liked him, and she bit his chest in response.

• Zhang Jingchen suspected Zhang Jingyu might disappear so he could take Su Qiao for himself, and vowed to stop him.
• Su Qiao warned Zhang Jingchen not to act rashly because harm to one personality would affect the other.
• Su Qiao asked Zhang Jingchen to stop causing trouble for Zhang Jingyu and not try to replace him completely.
• Su Qiao explained that a clash between the two personalities could end in mutual destruction, but Zhang Jingchen resisted accepting this.
• Su Qiao kissed Zhang Jingchen and told him she did not want him to disappear, prompting him to ask whether she truly liked him.
• Su Qiao bit Zhang Jingchen on the chest and challenged him to judge for himself.

Zhang Jingchen and Su Qiao discussed his jealousy and her plan to divorce Zhang Ruohan, while he pressed her about marrying him afterward. Su Qiao admitted she did not care what other people thought, leaving their future together unresolved.

• Zhang Jingchen promised Su Qiao he would not confront First Personality, then listed rules forbidding her from liking or getting close to him.
• Zhang Jingchen told Su Qiao to hurry up and divorce Zhang Ruohan, and she said she was already making plans to do so.
• Zhang Jingchen approved of Su Qiao messing with Zhang Ruohan and said he did not care about him.
• Zhang Jingchen asked Su Qiao who she would marry after divorcing Zhang Ruohan, and she admitted she did not care what others would say about marrying the older brother.

Su Qiao and Zhang Jingchen’s intimate moment was interrupted when Zhang Jingyu took control of his body, leaving Su Qiao embarrassed and worried about the consequences. The two personalities argued afterward, with Zhang Jingchen insisting that he intended to be with her despite Zhang Jingyu’s objections.

• Zhang Jingchen threatened to silence anyone who gossiped about Su Qiao, but she urged him not to resort to violence.
• Zhang Jingchen pulled Su Qiao onto the sofa, and Zhang Jingyu suddenly took control while they were together.
• Zhang Jingyu apologized, and Su Qiao hurried back to her Little White Building, embarrassed by what had happened.
• Zhang Jingyu scolded Zhang Jingchen for risking Su Qiao’s reputation and accused him of being careless about her safety.
• Zhang Jingchen claimed that Zhang Jingyu had feelings for Su Qiao too, then declared that he would pursue her regardless of what anyone thought.

Zhang Jingchen warned Zhang Jingyu not to touch Su Qiao, while Zhang Jingyu realized she had saved him at Paramount Hall and challenged Zhang Jingchen over her. At the Little White Building, 444 told Su Qiao that Zhang Jingyu had continued kissing her after their personalities switched, leaving her stunned.

• Zhang Jingchen warned Zhang Jingyu that Su Qiao was marrying him and threatened him not to touch her.
• Zhang Jingyu questioned whether Su Qiao had saved him at Paramount Hall, and Zhang Jingchen admitted she had.
• Zhang Jingyu accused Zhang Jingchen of hiding Su Qiao's identity and argued that he had met her first.
• Zhang Jingchen told Zhang Jingyu not to compete with him for Su Qiao, or he would make him regret it.
• Su Qiao calmed herself with cold water, and 444 told her the two personalities were fighting over her.
• 444 revealed that Zhang Jingyu had continued kissing Su Qiao after the personalities switched, and she was shocked.

Su Qiao decided to speed up her divorce, while Su Ying was left devastated after Zhang Ruohan rejected and threatened her. After reading Lin Qiuchi’s attack in the newspaper, Su Qiao ordered Little Four to investigate Lin Qiuchi’s family and business so she could make her experience poverty.

• Su Qiao decided she no longer needed to delay her divorce to cultivate her relationship with Zhang Ruohan.
• Zhang Ruohan visited Su Ying, rejected her excuses, and warned her not to tell anyone what had happened or he would not spare her if Lin Qiuchi found out.
• Su Ying smashed things in her room and lamented that no one cared about her.
• Su Qiao read Lin Qiuchi’s article criticizing her views on marriage and child support in the New Youth Daily.
• Su Qiao told Little Four to investigate Lin Qiuchi’s family and businesses so she could make Lin Qiuchi experience being too poor to afford food.

Su Qiao's article condemning affairs and calling for stronger protections for spouses and children sparked widespread public debate. Zhang Jingchen returned after two nights away and told Su Qiao he had gone to avenge her.

• Su Qiao wrote an article arguing that people should restrain themselves when love harmed others and calling for fairer divorce laws and support for children.
• The article appeared in New Youth Daily, spread through radio broadcasts, and drew public support, protests, and official attention to Su Qiao's proposals.
• Little Four told Su Qiao three days later how much her article had influenced the public, surprising her.
• Zhang Jingchen returned while Su Qiao was dressing and asked if she had missed him.
• Su Qiao denied responsibility for what happened to Zhang Jingchen's sister, and he said he had gone to avenge her.

Zhang Jingchen tried to retaliate against Lin Qiuchi’s family, while Su Qiao stopped him and accepted his money for her clothing store. After Zhang Jingchen misread her essay as a promise to wait for him, Zhang Jingyu visited Su Qiao’s small building, leaving her nervous about their encounter.

• Zhang Jingchen said he had helped expose an elder connected to the Lin Family for selling obscene films, but Su Qiao told him she would handle the family’s clothing businesses herself.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Jingchen she planned to open a clothing store, and he gave her a large cashier’s check.
• Zhang Jingchen said he had understood Su Qiao’s essay as a promise to wait until she divorced Zhang Ruohan, but Su Qiao told him he had misunderstood.
• Su Qiao avoided leaving home because she feared running into Zhang Jingyu, but Zhang Jingyu came to her small building.
• Aunt Liu called Su Qiao downstairs, and Su Qiao nervously asked Zhang Jingyu why he had come.

Zhang Jingyu visited Su Qiao to praise her article, thank her for saving him, and ask when she would divorce. After he left, Su Qiao resumed planning a Shopping Mall, then learned Zhang Ruohan had published a startling article and wondered whether he had been brought back.

• Zhang Jingyu told Su Qiao that her article was well written and thanked her for saving him outside Paramount Hall.
• Zhang Jingyu asked when Su Qiao planned to divorce and offered to help with the paperwork, while Su Qiao said she would ask him when she was ready.
• Aunt Liu and Butler Lu overheard them, and Butler Lu realized Su Qiao had been the skilled benefactor who saved Zhang Jingyu and suspected her freckles were makeup.
• After Zhang Jingyu left, Su Qiao continued writing a proposal for opening a large Shopping Mall.
• Little Four told Su Qiao that Zhang Ruohan had published a perception-shattering article, and Su Qiao asked whether he had been brought back.

Su Qiao challenged Zhang Ruohan’s ideas about love and sacrifice in a newspaper article that sparked public debate and cooled his popularity. She then arranged to rent a storefront and encountered Su Ying, whose hostile response ended Su Qiao’s concern about her family.

• Su Qiao wrote “Educate People Before Teaching Books,” arguing that character and values should be taught before knowledge and criticizing students who abused their talents.
• Su Qiao’s article caused widespread discussion, prompted educators and readers to reflect, and turned Zhang Ruohan into a target of criticism.
• Su Qiao inspected a storefront, signed a rental contract, and planned to publish a recruitment notice seeking women.
• Su Qiao ran into Su Ying with several female students and asked whether things at home were all right.
• Su Ying angrily asked why Su Qiao had come out, and Su Qiao wondered why her family had not considered how she would survive when they urged her to leave the Zhang family.

Su Qiao confronted Su Ying and the students who insulted her, then offered help to a German visitor at the newspaper office. Lin Qiuchi challenged Su Qiao’s ability to translate a technical manual, leaving Su Qiao’s response unresolved.

• Su Qiao realized that Su Ying and the other students were waiting for Lin Qiuchi and questioned Su Ying about still associating with her.
• The female students accused Su Qiao of separating Zhang’s Second Young Master from people who loved each other, and Su Qiao scolded them for their poor manners and judgment.
• Su Qiao advised Su Ying to choose more upright and ambitious friends, then walked into the newspaper office without acknowledging Lin Qiuchi.
• Su Qiao greeted a tall German man in fluent German, surprising the young man beside him and prompting Lin Qiuchi to recognize her.
• Lin Qiuchi pointed to a technical manual for new textile machinery and challenged Su Qiao to translate its obscure German terms.

Su Qiao used her German and mechanical knowledge to help Changyuan Textile Factory understand its new machinery manuals, while Lin Qiuchi ended her friendship with Su Ying over her deception. Zhang Jingyu watched from a car as Su Qiao entered the newspaper office, and Andrei was delighted by her translation.

• Su Qiao spoke fluent German with Andrei and learned that Changyuan Textile Factory had halted operations because its new machinery manuals were difficult to understand.
• Su Ying’s classmates were astonished by Su Qiao’s German, and Lin Qiuchi blamed Su Ying for deceiving her and ended their friendship.
• Zhang Jingchen urged Zhang Jingyu to intervene because he distrusted Andrei and Gu Junting, but Zhang Jingyu chose to wait rather than appear to follow Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao examined the machinery blueprints and translated the manual’s circled sections, adding her own notes in under half an hour.
• Andrei was delighted when he saw Su Qiao’s German and Chinese translation side by side.

Su Qiao finished translating a German machinery manual for Zhang Jingyu’s textile factory and revealed her knowledge of several foreign languages. The others learned that she was Zhang Jingyu’s Second Young Mistress, while Andrei’s interest in her remained unspoken.

• Andrei praised Su Qiao’s German and invited her to dinner, but she declined because she had something to do.
• Zhang Jingyu arrived and explained that a textile factory under his chamber of commerce had bought Andrei’s machinery.
• Su Qiao handed over the translated manual and offered to translate English, French, German, Italian, or Japanese for Zhang Jingyu in the future.
• Butler Lu and Gu Junting were surprised when Butler Lu called Su Qiao the Second Young Mistress and Gu Junting realized she was married.
• Su Qiao explained that her grandfather had arranged language lessons and encouraged her interest in machinery.

Su Qiao impressed Gu Junting with her language skills, arranged to advertise for her fashion house, and began designing clothes. Zhang Jingchen grew jealous after seeing her interact with Andrei, and confronted her late that night.

• Su Qiao gave Gu Junting a recruitment notice for Xiangyun Fashion House and declined Zhang Jingyu’s offer of a ride home.
• Su Qiao visited upscale dress shops, then drew more than twenty clothing designs at home.
• Lin Qiuchi told Zhang Ruohan that she had encountered Su Qiao, and he angrily threatened to teach Su Qiao a lesson.
• Lin Qiuchi realized she needed to keep Zhang Ruohan from learning that Su Qiao spoke German.
• Zhang Jingchen interrupted Su Qiao’s late-night design work and accused her of chatting and laughing with Andrei and agreeing to dine with him.

Zhang Jingchen confronted Su Qiao about Andrei and urged her to keep away from other men, while Su Qiao pushed back against his controlling attitude. When she said she would write a divorce announcement, Zhang Jingchen eagerly insisted she do it immediately, only to learn she also planned to file a divorce lawsuit seeking emotional-distress compensation.

• Zhang Jingchen accused Su Qiao of nearly agreeing to have dinner with Andrei, and she insisted she had planned to refuse.
• Zhang Jingchen warned Su Qiao to stay away from men outside, but she challenged his old-fashioned attempt to limit her freedom.
• Su Qiao returned to her design work and said she still needed to write a divorce announcement before the clothing Shopping Mall opened.
• Zhang Jingchen urged Su Qiao to write the announcement immediately and promised to take it to the newspaper office the next morning.
• Su Qiao clarified that she intended to file a divorce lawsuit too, and Zhang Jingchen realized she planned to claim emotional-distress compensation from Zhang Jingyu.

Su Qiao insisted on pursuing a divorce from Zhang Ruohan and making him pay, despite Zhang Jingchen’s objections to her accepting another man’s money. Zhang Jingchen rushed to publish her divorce notice and told Zhang Jingyu that she intended to sue the Zhang family.

• Zhang Jingchen tried to persuade Su Qiao to give up the compensation, saying he could support her, but she maintained that she wanted Zhang Ruohan to pay for what he had done.
• When Su Qiao threatened to stay married rather than endure the hassle, Zhang Jingchen pressed her to write a divorce notice and hurried it to the newspaper office for overnight publication.
• After publishing the notice, Zhang Jingchen returned and told Zhang Jingyu that he was getting married.
• Zhang Jingchen announced that Su Qiao also wanted to file a divorce lawsuit against Zhang Ruohan, but Zhang Jingyu objected.
• Zhang Jingchen insisted that the lawsuit would go ahead because Su Qiao had suffered grievances in the Zhang family.

Zhang Jingyu and Zhang Jingchen argued over Su Qiao and the approaching presidential election, while Butler Lu realized their recent irritability came from competing for her. The next morning, Su Qiao dressed carefully and found Zhang Jingyu waiting outside, where he said he had something to tell her.

• Zhang Jingyu warned Zhang Jingchen that their family's public image and the upcoming presidential election made Su Qiao's divorce risky.
• Zhang Jingchen offered to deal with the old rivals who threatened Zhang Jingyu, but Zhang Jingyu insisted on handling them himself.
• Zhang Jingchen accused Zhang Jingyu of trying to win Su Qiao's affection, and Zhang Jingyu admitted he wanted to marry her too.
• Zhang Jingchen and Zhang Jingyu threatened each other over Su Qiao before parting on bad terms, while Butler Lu listened nearby.
• Su Qiao slept in, dressed up, and left home around ten; Zhang Jingyu waited outside and told her he had something to say.

Zhang Jingyu asked Su Qiao not to go to the law firm, proposing an out-of-court settlement with Zhang Ruohan and tentatively raising the prospect of marrying her. Su Qiao accepted the proposal and went with Zhang Jingyu to view a house he had chosen for her, while Butler Lu arranged for guards to follow them.

• Zhang Jingyu asked Su Qiao to avoid taking the divorce lawsuit to the law firm and explained that he feared the public attention could lead to gossip if they married.
• Zhang Jingyu suggested that Zhang Ruohan publish an apology and compensate Su Qiao, and Su Qiao agreed to give him face.
• Zhang Jingyu told Su Qiao that a nearby two-story house was compensation for her, and she teased him for being nervous.
• Zhang Jingyu invited Su Qiao to inspect the house, and she agreed to go with him.
• Butler Lu arranged for four people to follow them from a distance because assassinations had become more frequent.

Su Qiao and Zhang Jingyu inspected a residence before Zhang Ruohan confronted them over their divorce and Zhang Jingyu’s demand for a public apology. When gunmen fired at them, Su Qiao shielded Zhang Jingyu and prepared to fight back from behind the courtyard’s stone lions.

• Su Qiao approved of the clean, newly furnished residence Zhang Jingyu showed her.
• Zhang Ruohan confronted Su Qiao and demanded that she withdraw the divorce announcement, while she mocked his hypocrisy about equality and free love.
• Zhang Jingyu said he had agreed to the divorce and ordered Zhang Ruohan to publish an apology for his mistreatment of Su Qiao.
• When Zhang Ruohan reached toward Su Qiao, she pulled Zhang Jingyu down as two bullets struck Zhang Ruohan in the shoulder and leg.
• Zhang Jingyu carried Su Qiao behind the stone lions and checked that she was unharmed, while she took golden needles from her spatial storage and prepared to take out the attackers.